Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Elector

A prince who had a vote in the election of the Emperor of Germany. Napoleon broke up the old German empire, and the college of electors fell asunder.

The Great Elector.
Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620-1688).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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